Alumni Association
The LAA is dedicated to supporting the School of Law by raising scholarship funds and serving students through programs and mentoring opportunities. Financial support is provided through a voluntary dues program. Over $100,000 has been donated to the School of Law to establish a Law Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship Fund, fund emergency loans for bar review courses and provide breakfast during the Bar Exam, among other things.
The LAA Board of Directors and Chapter Presidents coordinate many programs during the academic year to help law students find jobs. The association also recognizes a distinguished law graduate each year and cosponsors a reception with the School of Law to honor the recipient.
A representative of the Law Alumni Association serves as a voting member of the St. Mary's University Board of Trustees. The Law Alumni Association is an affiliate of the St. Mary's University Alumni Association.
St. Mary's Law Alumni Association has a strong presence in many forms of social media. Stay connected on Twitter and the official Facebook page of St. Mary's School of Law as well as many alumni chapters, class groups and interest groups.
Pay dues here
Chapters
If you are interested in becoming more involved in your local chapter, please contact the chapter president listed below or Collanne West, director of Alumni Relations, to get connected.Austin Chapter
John "Stephen" Toland (J.D. '00)
Peek and Toland LLP
Austin, TX
Corpus Christi Chapter
David T. Bright (J.D. '86)
Sico, White, Hoelscher & Braugh LLP
Corpus Christi, TX
Dallas Chapter
Clark B. Will (J.D. '80)
Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser, P.C.
Dallas, TX
El Paso Chapter
Mary Anne Bramblett (J.D. '81)
41st District Court Judge
El Paso, TX
Fort Worth Chapter
Edward "Dwain" Dent (J.D. '76)
The Dent Law Firm
Fort Worth, TX
Hispanic Law Alumni Association
William "Doug" Bineham (J.D. '90)
Law Offices of William Douglas Bineham
San Antonio, TX
Laredo Chapter
George Altgelt (J.D. '04)
The Altgelt Law Firm
Laredo, TX
Midland/Odessa Chapter
Natasha L. Brooks (J.D. '02)
City of Midland
Midland, TX
Houston Chapter
Ricardo A. Baca (J.D. '04)
RAB Law Firm P. C.
Houston, TX
Rio Grande Valley Chapter
Jose "Joey" Gonzalez (J.D. '98)
Watts Guerra Craft LLP
Edinburg, TX
San Antonio Chapter
C. Lee Cusenbery Jr. (J.D. '92)
Mission Pharmacal Company
San Antonio, TX
Washington D. C. Chapter
Adrienne U. Wisenberg (J.D. '89)
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Washington, D. C.
Board of Directors
If you are interested in becoming more involved in the Law Alumni Association, please contact a board member, your chapter president or Collanne West, director of Alumni Relations, to get connected.
President David C. Courreges (J.D. '05)
De Leon & Washburn P.C.
Austin, TX
dcourreges@dwlawtx.com
Term expires May 31, 2013
President - Elect The Hon. Israel Ramon, Jr.(J.D. '77)
430th District Court
Edinburg, TX 78539
israel.ramon@co.hidalgo.tx.us
Term expires May 31, 2013
Vice PresidentJames M. (Marty) Truss (J.D. '96)
Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated
San Antonio, TX
jmtruss@coxsmith.com
Term expires May 31, 2012
Secretary The Hon. Irene Rios (J.D. '90)
County Court at Law #10
San Antonio TX
irios@bexar.org
Term expires May 31, 2013
Treasurer Steven Chiscano (J.D. '97)
Gonzalez, Chiscano, Angulo & Kassen
San Antonio TX
schiscano@gcaklaw.com
Term expires May 31, 2013
Voting Ex-OfficioImmediate Past President & LAA Representative, University Board of Trustees
Elizabeth Caples Rogers (J.D. '88)
Resources Global Professionals
Houston, TX 77056
austinatty22@gmail.com
Term expires May 31, 2013
DIRECTORS
Robert E. Aldrich (J.D. '78) Gardner Aldrich LLP
Fort Worth, TX 76102-4921
raldrich@gardneraldrich.com
Term expires May 31, 2012
Jon Christian Amberson PC
San Antonio, TX
chris@ambersonpc.com
Term expires May 31, 2012
Ricardo A. Baca (J.D. '04) RAB Law Firm P. C.
Houston, TX 77060
President, Houston Chapter
rbaca@rab-law.com
Martin D. Beirne (J.D. '69) Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P.
Houston, TX
mbeirne@bmpllp.com
Term expires May 31, 2013
Law Offices of William Douglas Bineham
San Antonio, TX
President, HLAA
wdbineham@aol.com
Leslie Bollier (J.D. '05) The Law Office of Becky Beaver
Austin, TX
lbollier@beckybeaverlaw.com
Term Expires May 31, 2013
Sico, White, Hoelscher & Braugh LLP
Corpus Christi, TX
President, Corpus Christi Chapter
dbright@swbtrial.com
Brittan "Britt" Buchanan (J.D. '89) Van Osselaer Buchanan LLP
Austin, TX
bbuchanan@vbllp.com
Term expires May 31, 2012
Joseph "Joe" Casseb (J.D. '77) Goode Casseb Jones Riklin Choate & Watson PC
San Antonio, TX
jcasseb@goodelaw.com
Term Expires May 31, 2012
Karin Crump (J.D. '97) Lakeside Mediation Center
Austin, TX
karin@lakesidemediation.com
Term expires May 31, 2013
The Dent Law Firm
Fort Worth, TX
thedentlawfirm@cs.com
Blanco Ordonez & Wallace, P.C.
El Paso, TX
rduarte@bowlawfirm.com
Term expires May 31, 2013
Jeffrey Embry (J.D. '97) Hossley & Embry L.L.P.
Tyler, TX
jeff@hossleyembry.com
Term expires May 31, 2012
Watts Guerra Craft LLP
Edinburg TX 78539
President, Rio GrandeValley Chapter
jgonzalez@wgclawfirm.com
The Hon. Barbara P. Hervey (J.D. '79) Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin, TX
barbara.hervey@cca.courts.state.tx.us
Term expires May 31, 2012
Hollingsworth Walker
Dallas, TX
chollingsworth@hwattorneys.com
Term expires May 31, 2012
Peter Hosey (J.D. '79) Jackson Walker L.L.P.
San Antonio, TX
phosey@jw.com
Term expires May 31, 2013
Alfonso Kennard, Jr.(J.D. '02) Epstein Becker Green Wickliff & Hall
Houston, TX
alfonso.kennard@kennardlaw.com
Term expires May 31, 2013
Chief Justice (Retired) Alma L. López (J.D. '68) Natalia, TX
almallopez@hughes.net
Term expires May 31, 2013
Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, Inc.
San Antonio, TX
rloza@trla.org
Term expires May 31, 2012
The Hon. Linda F. Penn '(J.D. '96) Tucson, AZ
lawyerpenn@yahoo.com
Term expires May 31, 2013
Law Office of Don K. Pollard
Dallas, TX
donnie.pollard@yahoo.com
Term expires May 31, 2012
Judge Karen Pozza (J.D. '91) 407th District Court
San Antonio, TX
kpozza@co.bexar.tx.us
Term expires May 31, 2013
Carla Martinez Riedl (J.D. '02) Bexar County District Attorney's Office
San Antonio, TX 78205
carlamartinez500@yahoo.com
Term expires May 31, 2012
County Court at Law #3
San Antonio, TX
drodriguez@co.bexar.tx.us
Term expires May 31, 2013
The Salinas Law Firm
McAllen, TX 78504
Salinaslawfirm@gmail.com
Term expires May 31, 2012
D. Todd Smith (J.D. '95) Smith Law Group
Austin, TX
todd@appealsplus.com
Term expires May 31, 2013
Arenson & Spears
Austin, TX
scottspearslegal@aol.com
Term expires May 31, 2013
George A. Taylor (J.D. '74) Attorney At Law
San Antonio, TX
geotaylor101@aol.com
Term expires May 31, 2013
Kristal C. Thomson (J.D. '02) Wilson, Pennypacker, & Thomson, LLP
San Antonio, TX
kthomson@wptfamilylaw.com
Term expires May 31, 2013
John "Stephen" Toland (J.D. '00) Peek and Toland LLP
Austin, TX
President, Austin Chapter
stoland@peekandtoland.com
Paul R. Vahldiek, Jr.(J.D. '79) Law Office of Paul R.Vahldiek, Jr.
Houston, TX
paul@pvtxlaw.com
Term expires May 31, 2012
Beth Watkins (J.D. '02) Law Office of Beth Watkins
San Antonio, TX
bsquires@squireslaw.com
Term expires May 31, 2013
Clark B. Will (J.D. '80) Quilling, Selander, Lownds,Winslett & Moser, P.C. Dallas, TX
President,Dallas Chapter
cwill@qslwm.com
Miguel D. Wise (J.D. '84) Law Offices of Miguel D. Wise, P.C.
Weslaco, TX
mdwise@mdwpc.net
Term expires May 31, 2012
Adrienne U. Wisenberg (J.D. '89) Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Washington, D. C.
President, Washington D. C. Chapter
Adrienne.Wisenberg@btlaw.com
Non-Voting Ex-Officio Members
Art. VI, Sec.2(c); The Past President in year following year as Immediate Past PresidentJeffrey R. Davis (J.D. '91)
Davis Law Firm
jeffd@jeffdavislawfirm.com
Term expires May 31, 2013
President, Student Bar Association
jennareblin@gmail.com
Student Bar Association Alumni Chairman
chris.mazzola5@gmail.com
Committees
The LAA selects directors and officers each spring and the Board of Directors accomplishes its goals through a number of active committees. If you are interested in becoming involved in the association, please contact the current president of the LAA or the Director of Alumni Relations who serves as the School of Law's liaison to the Board of Directors.- Distinguished Graduate Committee
- Career Network Committee
- Student Services Committee
- Fiesta Oyster Bake Committee
- Special Projects Committee
- UMOJA Committee
Hispanic Law Alumni Association
In 1994, St. Mary's University and the Law Alumni Association approved the establishment of the Hispanic Law Alumni Association (HLAA), which functions as a chapter of the Law Alumni Association.The HLAA is dedicated to supporting and addressing concerns and issues particular to Hispanic law students and graduates of St. Mary's. If you are interested in becoming more involved in the activities of the HLAA, please contact William "Doug" Bineham (J.D. ’90), HLAA President.
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